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A new study finds that common variants in a region of the human genome that is critical to defence against infection leave people vulnerable to the most severe form of leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal parasitic disease.
The Wellcome Trust Case ...

Updated 18/01/2013

Whole genome sequencing has brought to light two previously unknown genetic mutations strongly associated with colorectal cancer, in a study led by Professor Ian Tomlinson of the WTCHG. The discoveries offer families with a predisposition to the ...